2008 in Cambodia explained

The following lists events that happened during 2008 in Cambodia.

Events

January

• January 16 - At the first Mekong-Japan foreign ministers meeting in Tokyo, Japan pledges US$20 million in aid for development projects in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Left out of the aid picture was Burma, a former recipient of Japanese aid, whose foreign minister Nyan Win was present for the meeting.^[1]
• January 25 - Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi will visit Brunei, Cambodia and Australia on official visits from January 31 to February 5, the Foreign Ministry says.^[2]
• January 25 - A rear tire bursts on the landing gear of a Thai Airways International flight from Bangkok as it lands at Phnom Penh International Airport. There are no injuries among the 160 passengers and crew.^[3]
• January 26 - Thai officials say they will not oppose Cambodia's seeking World Heritage Site status for Prasat Preah Vihear, refuting a Thai Defense Ministry spokesman's earlier statements that the listing should not be granted without Thai participation.^[4]
• January 30 - FBI director Robert Mueller visits Vietnam and Cambodia on a mission to expand legal cooperation. In Phnom Penh, he is to open a new FBI office.^[5]

February

• February 4 - Former Khmer Rouge No. 2 leader Nuon Chea briefly appears before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, asking for postponement of his appeal because of a dispute regarding his Dutch attorney and the Cambodian Bar Association.^[6]
• February 5 - US$2.808 billion was invested in Cambodia in 2007, according to the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce.^[7]

October

• October 16 - Cambodia and Thailand agree to joint border controls following a recent clash.^[8]
• October 19 - Cambodia agrees to release 13 Royal Thai Army soldiers captured during recent fighting in the 2008 Cambodian-Thai stand-off.^[9]

See also

• List of Cambodian films of 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Japanese aid snub to Burma . 17 January 2008 . 13 January 2015.
2. Web site: Chinese FM to visit Brunei, Cambodia, Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20080129101440/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/25/content_7496830.htm . dead . January 29, 2008 . 25 January 2008 . 13 January 2015.
3. Web site: Thai plane's tyre bursts in Cambodia: official . 25 January 2008 . 13 January 2015.
4. Web site: Military bungles over Preah Vihear . 26 January 2008 . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303204404/http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2008/01/26/opinion/opinion_30063499.php . 3 March 2016 . dead .
5. Web site: FBI director to visit Cambodia for further legal cooperation . https://web.archive.org/web/20080203141831/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/30/content_7525783.htm . dead . February 3, 2008 . 30 January 2008 . 13 January 2015.
6. Web site: Top Khmer Rouge figure in court . 4 February 2008 . 13 January 2015.
7. Web site: Cambodia achieves over $2 bln of investment in 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080209173337/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/05/content_7574675.htm . dead . February 9, 2008 . 5 February 2008 . 13 January 2015.
8. Web site: Cambodians, Thais agree to join patrols . 17 October 2008 . 13 January 2015.
9. Web site: Cambodia to release captured Thai troops . 19 October 2008 . 13 January 2015.